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Monthly Archives January 2009

Attack of the Meme: 25 Things

Over on Facebook, there’s a rash of “25 Things About Me” posts going around. While I’m usually reluctant to wax that narcissistic, I do secretly love to pollute the air with self-centered ramblings as much as the next guy. (Plus, several people have now tagged me in their 25 Things lists.) So, if you’ll indulge [...]

Posted 28 January 2009 § Curiosities ‡ Comments (4)

2008 In Books

Last year, I read 35 books, totalling 9,744 pages. This is the most books I’ve read in a year since I’ve started keeping track, but not, by any means, the largest number of pages. (No Atlas Shrugged, War and Peace or anything else of the epic sort this year, apparently.) A few personal highlights from [...]

Posted 27 January 2009 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (3)

The African Children’s Choir

Last night, Kathy and I took the kiddos to see a performance of the African Children’s Choir. As a big fan of African choral music, I was really excited to get to hear this group, even though I didn’t know much more about them than their name. I was not disappointed. The 30-strong choir, made [...]

Posted 22 January 2009 § Music § Philanthropy ‡ Comments (1)

The Heist

During my junior year at The King’s College (1991), I was a Resident Assistant and thus had a room to myself. One of the ways I took advantage of that situation was by launching a string of practical jokes, most of which were directed at Steve Everhart, my boss and the Resident Director of the [...]

Posted 15 January 2009 § Pranks § Then & Now ‡ Comments (3)

Hooray for Google!

This afternoon, I noticed that one of my Google Calendars had utterly vanished. I tried all the troubleshooting steps available in their help forum, but it was still gone. I was concerned that I wouldn’t be able to get any real help, based on some of the posts in the forum, but I sent them [...]

Posted 14 January 2009 § Commerce § Computers ‡ Comments (0)

Mistletoe Furlough Redux

We’ve made it home safely from our grand Christmas roadtrip, and are enjoying the comfort of sleeping in our own beds once more. I don’t have the time or skill to do the trip justice, but here are a few of the highlights that stick out in my memory: A wonderful extended time of visiting [...]

Posted 07 January 2009 § Art § Friends § Travel ‡ Comments (1)